Repair damage, ensure traffic safety on Ho Chi Minh route

Regarding the damage and deterioration on Ho Chi Minh Road (section from Nam Can town to Dat Mui), recently, the Vietnam Road Administration issued a document directing Road Management Area IV to review and inspect the scene... At the same time, it requested Project Management Board 8 and contractors to repair and maintain sections and routes in accordance with the approved progress, plan, and quality requirements of the project, ensuring traffic safety. This is also carried out on National Highway 1 through Ca Mau province.

A degraded spot on the Ho Chi Minh Highway section through Nam Can town was recorded on August 3.

For damaged areas outside the scope of planned maintenance and repair projects, based on the results of the review and determination of the cause, Road Management Area IV will consider and decide or report, and propose to remedy the consequences in accordance with regulations.

The Vietnam Road Administration also requested the Road Construction Investment Management Department to review and advise relevant agencies and units to implement repair and maintenance projects on the above-mentioned sections of National Highway 1 and Ho Chi Minh Road to strictly implement measures to ensure traffic safety and construction safety; to implement construction and repair on the sections in accordance with the approved progress, plan and quality requirements. At the same time, to advise and report on any problems or issues arising from related projects if they are beyond their authority; to coordinate with Road Management Area IV to implement the above-mentioned tasks.

According to Road Management Area IV, through on-site inspection, from August 1-2, the amount of damage on National Highway 1 was about 3,000 m2 and Ho Chi Minh Road was about 3,000 m2, mainly concentrated in projects under the 2023 maintenance plan waiting for Project Management Board 8 to implement.

The Ho Chi Minh Highway section from Nam Can to Ca Mau has been temporarily repaired by the maintenance unit, ensuring traffic flow.

Road Management Area IV has directed the maintenance unit to actively focus on increasing human resources, machinery, and materials to carry out repairs and ensure timely traffic in severely damaged areas that cause traffic safety problems. However, the asphalt road surface structure and the time of operation have been long, and there has not been any investment in repair and upgrading; when heavy rains last for a long time, flooding leads to many damages such as mud, potholes, and subsidence on the roadbed and surface. Meanwhile, regular repairs, ensuring traffic with cold concrete, crushed stone, temporary drainage pipes, curbs, etc., are facing many difficulties, are not stable, and often break down again after a few days due to wet road surfaces and frequent flooding. On the other hand, currently, the Southern region is in the peak of the rainy and stormy season, so the damage to the road surface will continue to occur and become increasingly severe. The regular maintenance budget will not be able to meet the demand./.

Van Dum - Chi Dien

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